Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Died After Being Hit By Truck In Zephyrhills: FL Troopers
A 73-year-old man died after being hit by a truck while crossing a highway in Zephyrhills, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
ZEPHYRHILLS, FL — A 73-year-old Zephyrhills man died after being hit by a truck while crossing State Road 54 on Monday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.
A Ford F150, driven by an 82-year-old Wesley Chapel man, was heading east on the highway just before 1:30 p.m.
Around that time, the Zephyrhills man was trying to cross the highway east of Coats Road.
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He walked into the path of the truck and was hit by it, FHP said.
The pedestrian was brought to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
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